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Two Steps Forward, One Back
Today is shaping up to be a two steps forward, one back day. First, I slept in after our ultra-busy weekend, which pushed everything back so I wasn’t ready for the day until later than usual. Then before I could get to work, I had to go to the grocery store since my...
Different Dream Review
The publicist from Discovery House emailed yesterday and said Annette Selden, one of their editors had reviewed A Different Dream for My Child on her blog. I followed the link, of course, and read what she had to say. You read the review at Annette’s blog, along with...
The Great Bee Invasion of ’09
I am pleased to announce that the Great Bee Invasion of ’09 has ended without a single human casualty. The thirty-some bees who claimed our living room as their own weren’t quite so fortunate, and we have no way to garner an accurate count of those Hiram gassed to...
Tears of Joy
For the past six years, from 2003 through 2008, Allen’s birthday was more a day of grief than celebration for me. Every May twenty-third reminded me of the ninety miles we drove to get to the hospital where he was born. The countryside was beautiful but lonely,...
First Proofs
Yesterday, the editor emailed the first proofs of A Different Dream for My Child for me to examine. That means the design and layout experts worked their magic on the manuscript, and it’s starting to look like a book. My job is to look for mistakes and make...
I Am Truly Blessed
This morning, I nearly did it again. I almost talked myself out of walking early when the breeze is cool and the birds are busy. “I’ll walk into town this afternoon for my meeting instead,” I told myself. “The walk will be longer. That would be good for me.” But on...